Project 2013 Level 2

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Page 1 of 3 www.ddls.com.au 1800 U LEARN (1800 853 276) Project 2013 – Level 2 Course Length: 1 day Overview: Microsoft Project 2013 Level 2 is designed for existing users of Microsoft Project who wish to extend their skills and knowledge beyond the creation of simple projects. Skills Gained: At the completion of this course you should be able to: use various techniques for levelling over allocation of resources assign material resources in a project assign and track costs within a project apply constraints and deadlines to tasks in a project track the progress of a project work more productively with project views work with tables in Microsoft Project work with some of the features that allow you to control your data format projects to make them more appealing and relevant print data from Gantt Charts in a variety of ways and presentations Key Topics: Resource Levelling Understanding Resource Levelling Creating Resource Chaos Tracking Down Over Allocations Checking Resource Usage Creating An Over Allocation Report Fix 1: Changing Work Effort Understanding Overtime Fix 2: Assigning Overtime Fix 3: Hiring Contract Labour Fix 4: Switching Work Assignments Fix 5: Rescheduling Tasks Assigning Materials Assigning Fixed Material Consumption Contouring Materials Usage Adding More Material Assignments Assigning Variable Usage Material Adding To A Material Assignment Checking Work For Materials Costs Understanding Project Costs Reviewing Current Costs Entering Variable Costs Case Study Variable Costs Assigning Daily Costs Assigning Per Usage Costs Assigning Fixed Costs Assigning Material Costs Using Another Cost Table Applying A Different Cost Table Changing Rates During A Project Assigning Cost Resources Viewing Project Costs Constraints And Deadlines Understanding Constraints And Deadlines Reviewing Our Project Adding A Constraint

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Project 2013 – Level 2

Course Length: 1 day

Overview: Microsoft Project 2013 Level 2 is designed for existing users of Microsoft Project who wish to extend their skills and knowledge beyond the creation of simple projects.

Skills Gained: At the completion of this course you should be able to:

use various techniques for levelling over allocation of resources

assign material resources in a project

assign and track costs within a project

apply constraints and deadlines to tasks in a project

track the progress of a project

work more productively with project views

work with tables in Microsoft Project

work with some of the features that allow you to control your data

format projects to make them more appealing and relevant

print data from Gantt Charts in a variety of ways and presentations

Key Topics: Resource Levelling

Understanding Resource Levelling

Creating Resource Chaos

Tracking Down Over Allocations

Checking Resource Usage

Creating An Over Allocation Report

Fix 1: Changing Work Effort

Understanding Overtime

Fix 2: Assigning Overtime

Fix 3: Hiring Contract Labour

Fix 4: Switching Work Assignments

Fix 5: Rescheduling Tasks

Assigning Materials

Assigning Fixed Material Consumption

Contouring Materials Usage

Adding More Material Assignments

Assigning Variable Usage Material

Adding To A Material Assignment

Checking Work For Materials

Costs

Understanding Project Costs

Reviewing Current Costs

Entering Variable Costs

Case Study Variable Costs

Assigning Daily Costs

Assigning Per Usage Costs

Assigning Fixed Costs

Assigning Material Costs

Using Another Cost Table

Applying A Different Cost Table

Changing Rates During A Project

Assigning Cost Resources

Viewing Project Costs

Constraints And Deadlines

Understanding Constraints And Deadlines

Reviewing Our Project

Adding A Constraint

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Using Elapsed Time

Rescheduling Tasks

Creating A Deadline

Project Tracking

Creating A Baseline

Automatically Updating Tasks

Manually Updating Tasks

Entering Delayed Tasks

Tracking Actuals On A Gantt Chart

Using The Tracking Box

Viewing Task Slippage

Project Views

Understanding Project Views

Working With The Standard Views

Creating Split Views

Creating A Custom View

Creating A Custom Combination View

Using Custom Views

Customising The View Menus

Saving An Existing View

Deleting Unwanted Views

Keeping New Views Local

Tables

Exploring Tables

Creating A New Table

Adding Fields To A Table

Formatting Table Fields

Using A Custom Table

Using A Hyperlink Field

Controlling Project Data

Understanding The Data Tools

Basic Data Highlighting

Highlighting Date Ranges

Highlighting A Range Of Tasks

Highlighting Tasks With Specific Resources

More Highlight Filters

Applying Filters

Creating A Custom Filter

Using A Custom Filter

Editing Existing Filters

Deleting An Unwanted Filter

Grouping Tasks

Using AutoFilters

Formatting Projects

Understanding The Timescale

Changing Time Periods

Showing Tiers

Modifying Specific Tiers

Formatting For Non-Working Time

Changing Text Styles

Working With Gridlines

Displaying Progress Lines

Working With Progress Lines

Changing The Layout

Understanding Gantt Chart Bars

Changing Gantt Chart Styles

Changing Bar Text

Formatting Selected Bars

Changing Bar Styles

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Printing Gantt Charts

Placing Printing Commands On The Ribbon

Using Print Preview

Setting Page Breaks

Printing Specific Dates And Pages

Printing Headers

Printing Footers

Working With The Legend

Getting The Right Report Fit

Exporting To PDF

Target Audience: Microsoft Project 2013 Level 2 is designed for existing users of Microsoft Project who wish to extend their skills and knowledge beyond the creation of simple projects.

Prerequisites: Microsoft Project 2013 Level 2 assumes that the learner can create basic and simple projects using Microsoft Project. It is also be beneficial for the learner to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment.